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Section 1 The Principles of Cytotoxic Drug Therapy.- 1 Principles of Tumour Growth.- 2 The Effects of Cytotoxic Drugs on Normal Tissues.- 3 The Pharmacology of Cytotoxic Drugs.- 4 The Rationale of Cytotoxic Drug Therapy.- 5 The Management of the Side Effects of Cytotoxic Drugs.- 6 The Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs.- 7 Resistance to Cytotoxic Drugs.- 8 Alternative Methods of Cytotoxic Drug Administration.- 9 The Development and Assessment of New Cytotoxic Drugs.- Section 2 Biological Response Modifiers.- 10 Biological Response Modifiers.- Section 3 The Principles of Endocrine Therapy.- 11 The Development and Rationale of Endocrine Therapy.- 12 The Clinical Pharmacology of Endocrine Drugs.- Section 4 The Clinical Role of Chemotherapy.- 13 The Place of Chemotheraphy in Cancer Treatment.- 14 Childhood Cancer.- 15 Haematological Cancers.- 16 Solid Tumours.